Love a diagonal floor, it is sometimes hard to get right. I know I did that in my master bath and made sure the cuts would be right with a dry-lay first before I let them cement it down. You have some really great images showing examples of how great it can look!!Happy Sunday sweet friend! Kathysue

I don't have a diagonal anywhere at the moment, as hubby would always say it would use more tile to do so. I do have it on my list of things to do when we down-size, though. I am determined to have a black and white diagonal floor!

All the floor tile in my house is on the diagonal! It was such a priority when we built the house that I made sure I budgeted for the additional cost of labor and materials to install it! I think it makes ALL the difference in the world. Love all the examples you posted! #1 and #5 are my favorites!

* Reallllly nice examples here, Vicky! Except for the rooms we had re-done in hardwood (remember the two us us going thru THAT at the SAME time? THAT made it kinda "more fun", didn't it?!), all of our home is 24" travertine n' yes, laid on the diagonal... I think that's the ONLY way to have it done~~~ it just looks so "right"!!!

I adore the diagonal look. I've always wondered how people get the clean edges of the squares so perfect when using stain instead of paint. I've always wanted to stain my floors this way. Maybe someday!

Good insight, Vicky! I have used this technique with painted floors with very effective, results. One other thing that can visually stretch the space is to consider the scale of the pattern. I think the tendency is to use too small of a pattern on a floor. By ramping up the scale, it really expands the space, visually.

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I totally agree with you Ms. Vicky that a diagonal floor gives the illusion of space and would love to do it in my vestabule 'n hallway, however due to my home's layout am not sure it would be feasible thus I am seriously considering it for my Kitchen.